Type-tray.



Patented Apr. 3, 1900.,- J. GRANT, Decd.

ll. H-. E. W. GRANT, Execuirix. TYPE TRAY. (Application filed Mar. 25, 1899.) (No Model.)

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TYPE-TRAY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 646,426, dated April 3, 1900.

Application filed March 25, 1899.

To all whmn it Hung concern: v

Be it known that JOSEPH GRANT, deceased, lateacitizen of the United States, who resided at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State 5 of New York, invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type-Trays, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved typetray adapted to be attached to any printers case to hold type differing from the style held in the case and thus facilitate the distribution of type; and the object of the invention is toprovide a simple, cheap, and convenient device of this character that can be easily attached to any case, all of which will be fully and clearly hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in Which-- Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a printers case having the improved tray attached thereto. Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse section through the improved tray on or about line act, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detached view of the separating-block. Fig. 4 is a section on or about line b b, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is an enlarged section on or about line c, Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is an enlarged longitudinal section through one side of the tray-body, illustrating the means of attaching a leg thereto. Fig. 7 is an enlarged detached view of one of the legs.

In referring to the drawings for the details of construction like numerals designate like parts.

This improved tray is adapted to be attached to a compositors or printers case 1 of any well-known description.

The tray is composed of sides 2, extending at substantially right angles from each other, and ends 3, and when placed in position upon a case the sides 2 of the tray extend at substantially an angle of forty-five degrees from said ease. Legs 4, adapted to straddle the partitions or walls of the case 1 to fasten the tray thereto, are adjustably secured to the sides 2. The upper ends of the legs extend at an angle from the lower portions and are provided with openings 6.

The sides 2 of the tray-body are provided with transverse slots 7, which enlarge on the innerside to form countersunk portions 8, and

Serial No. 710,525. (No model.)

screw-bolts 9, the enlarged heads 10 of which seat in the countersunk portions 8 to prevent the type when it is thrown in the tray from striking against the screw-heads, are passed through each of the slots 7 and the openings 6 of the legs, and the screw-bolts are locked in their adjusted position by screw-nuts 11.

Each of the legs 4 has a longitudinal chanml or groove 12 on its inner side, in which is placed a rubber filler 13 or any suitable elastic material, which serves to hold them more firmly in place when straddling a wall or partition. When the legs are raised, it widens the distance between them, and when they are lowered it narrows the width, owing to the angle with which the sides 2 extend relatively to each other, so that they may be adjusted sufficiently to permit their straddling any reasonable or usual thickness of partitions or walls generally used in printers cases. A separating-block 14, having an an gular arm 15, which fits over the sides 2, is secured thereto by a thumb-screw 16. This separating-block 14 is longitudinally adjustable along the tray and provides means for separating the type-receiving space in said tray into two portions which by means of the adjustability of the block can be varied in length to suit the numberand size of the type placed thereinthus, if a few type of astyle different from that placed in the case is found in the type-form being separated they can be thrown in one of the portions of the space, and other type of still a different style can be thrown in the remaining portion, the length of the two portions being regulated by adjusting the separating-block.-

What is claimed is- 1. As a new article of manufacture, a typetray adapted to be secured to aprinters case comprising a body having ends and sides secured together at their lower edge and extending upward at substantially rightangles from each other, and legs attached to the sides and adapted to straddle a wall of the .case to detachably secure said tray thereto said legs having adjustment toward or from each other to adapt the tray for attachment to cases having walls of different thicknesses.

2. An improved type-tray having sides arranged at an angle to each other and provided with transverse slots, legs provided with openings, and locking devices passed througlisaid openings and slots for adjustahly securing said legs to said sides.

An improved type-tray having sides arranged at an angle to each other andprovided with transverse slots, legs provided with openings, and screw-bolts passed through said openings and slots for adjustably securing said legs to said sides, as set forth.

4. An improved type-tray having sides arranged at an angle to each other and provided with transverse slots enlarging on the interior to form countersunk openings, legs having circular openings and screw-bolts passed through said slots and openings in the legswitli the enlarged heads seated in the coun-' tersunk openings, and nuts for securing said bolts and legs in their adjilsted position, as"

set forth.

5. Asanew articleo'f manufacture, a type tray adapted to be secured to a printers cas'e" andcomprising a body having ends'and sides secured together at their lower edges'a nd er tending upward at substantially right angles froin each other, two pairs of legs attached to the sides of said body portion and adapted to straddle a wall of a printers case to secure said tray thereto, the inner surface offs-aid legs being provided with longitudinalgrooves and elastic portions seatedin said grooves, as set forth! 6. An improved tray for holding typeg coinrising a body portion,pairs of legs attached to said body portion and adaptedto straddle a wall of a printers case to secure said tray thereto, and having longitudinal grooves or channels ;on their inner surface and elastic L portions placed in said grooves or channels.

. 7. An improved tray for holding type, comprisinga body portion having transverse slots in its-sides, pairs of legs attached to said body portion by fastening devices passing through the 'printerss case to secure said tray thereto; the slots in the body portion providing means for adjusting the opposed legs of each pair toward or from each other to permit of their straddling walls ofdiflfererit widths.

8. An improved type tray adapted to be secured toa printers case and having a separating-block for dividing the type l101ding space of'said tray into two compartments,

the slots and adapted to straddle a wall of 

